Plymouth Argyle confirm Austria training camp as part of pre-season
Plymouth Argyle's pre-season schedule under their new head coach Tom Cleverley will include a week-long training camp in Austria.
The Pilgrims will play a behind-closed-doors friendly on Saturday, July 5 before travelling to Austria on the Sunday. They will have one match on Friday, July 11, against opposition to be confirmed, before returning to the UK the next day.
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Argyle will then make the trip into Cornwall to play 2024/25 National League South champions Truro City on Wednesday, July 16 (7.30pm) before they have a still to be confirmed fixture on Saturday, July 19.
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The Pilgrims will play Paul Wotton's Torquay United, who were pipped to the National League South title by Truro on goal difference at Plainmoor on Wednesday, July 23 (7.30pm) before Championship side Bristol City visit Home Park on Saturday, July 26 (3pm).
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Argyle will then begin their 2025/26 League One campaign the following weekend as they bid to bounce back to the Championship at the first attempt after their relegation last term.
The club's head of football operations David Fox said: "We are pleased with the competitive pre-season schedule we have put together so far, so the team are ready for the Sky Bet League One season ahead.
"It is brilliant that we will be playing a pre-season game at Home Park for the first time in a while and we look forward to welcoming the Green Army back to PL2 ahead of the regular season.
"We are also excited to head to Austria for a pre-season camp which will see the players tested in not only warm weather, but at altitude as well, which will challenge the squad and improve their fitness immensely.
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"The season is fast approaching and all of us here at Argyle are just as excited as the Green Army to see football return once again."
Argyle Women, under their new head coach Marie Hourihan, will also play a pre-season game at Home Park on Sunday, July 27, with the opponent to be confirmed imminently.
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